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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2942 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the Women’s Health 

Transition Training pilot program through at least fiscal year 2020, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 23, 2019 

Mr. CISNEROS (for himself and Ms. HOULAHAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 

the Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program 

through at least fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ENCOURAGEMENT OF PARTICIPATION IN WOM4 EN’S HEALTH TRANSITION TRAINING PILOT 

5 PROGRAM. 

6 (a) DURATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

7 shall carry out the Women’s Health Transition Training 


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1 pilot program (in this section referred to as the ‘‘pilot pro2 gram’’) until at least September 30, 2020. 

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2020, 

4 the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 

5 Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate congres6 sional committees a report on the pilot program that in7 cludes the following: 

8 (1) For the period since the commencement of 

9 the pilot program— 

10 (A) the number of women members by 

11 military department (with respect to Depart12 ment of the Navy, separately for the Navy and 

13 Marine Corps) who participated in the pilot 

14 program; 

15 (B) the number of courses held under the 

16 pilot program; and 

17 (C) the locations at which such courses 

18 were held, and the number of seats available 

19 and the number of participants at each such lo20 cation. 

21 (2) With respect to the number of members 

22 who participated in the pilot program as specified 

23 under paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) the number who enrolled in the health 

2 care system established under section 1705(a) 

3 of title 38, United States Code; and 

4 (B) the number who attended at least one 

5 health care appointment at a medical facility of 

6 the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

7 (3) Data relating to— 

8 (A) satisfaction with courses held under 

9 the pilot program; 

10 (B) improved awareness of health care 

11 services administered by the Secretary of Vet12 erans Affairs; and 

13 (C) any other available statistics regarding 

14 the pilot program. 

15 (4) A discussion of regulatory, legal, or resource 

16 barriers to— 

17 (A) making the pilot program permanent 

18 to enable access by a greater number of women 

19 members at locations throughout the United 

20 States; 

21 (B) offering the pilot program online for 

22 women members who are unable to attend 

23 courses held under the pilot program in person; 

24 and 


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1 (C) the feasibility of automatically enroll2 ing pilot program participants in the health 

3 care system established under section 1705(a) 

4 of title 38, United States Code. 

5 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE6 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres7 sional committees’’ means the Committees on Veterans’ 

8 Affairs and the Committees on Armed Services of the 

9 House of Representatives and the Senate. 

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